This past week I got to cover a 5K race sponsored by the Morning Journal and my new photo for this week is coming from that event. The race was held at Black River Landing here in Lorain. This lady’s delight at finishing still makes me smile so I thought it was a good shot to …

This is really an amazing story. My review of Donna Hylton’s A Little Piece of Light: A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound first appeared in Shelf Awareness for Readers. I am posting it here today with their permission. As a side note, this story is in development for as a film staring Rosario …

This week I shot a Lake Erie Crushers semi-pro baseball game for the Morning Journal, and my picture for today’s New Photo Friday encapsulates why I enjoy spring/summer sports so much–aside from the sunshine and warm temperatures, of course. I’ve noticed that in spring sports, especially baseball and softball, everyone is so much more friendly. …

My new photo to share this week is from a football camp I shot for The Morning Journal this week. This camp was co-sponsored by the Cleveland Browns and the Lorain Titans for kids in 3rd-8th grades. I love having photography opportunities like this. It’s so much fun to see the enthusiasm of the kids. …

My review of White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo first appeared in Shelf Awareness for Readers as a starred review. I’m posting it today with their permission. I wish this could be mandatory reading for Americans. Granted there are a lot of people who would get nothing …

As promised, I’m returning to my New Photo Friday posts. Today I’m sharing more than one. These are a few I took of Rufus when we were out on our hike yesterday–as you can see, he was playing in the river before I took them. Because of his color, Rufus often blends in during the …

I’ve decided to add an op-ed sort of post to my blog. It can be any variety of topics, but I’d also like it to be an area for constructive discussion about whatever the topic is. So be aware that negative, attacking, non-productive comments will not be allowed here. People are allowed to have a …

My review of Us Against You by Fredrik Backman first appeared in Shelf Awareness for the Professional Trade (so it’s a little longer than most of my Shelf reviews). It was then a starred review in the Readers edition. I’m posting it today with their permission. First line: “Have you ever seen a town fall?” …

First of all, I can’t believe it’s July already. And my last post was in February. Oh good gracious. In a slight bit of defense, I have made updates to that last post. I hope if you haven’t taken a look at the recommendations I offered, you will do so. I plan to update it as …

It’s been awhile since my last post and I apologize. Beside the craziness of work, photography, pets and general home demands, the insanity of our country has been weighing on me quite a bit lately. But I’ve decided I’d like to channel that in a positive way through the blog, among other places. Reading and …